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Monday, May 24, 1999 Volume VII, Number 240

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . .The 3rd Annual Kiwanis "J.T. Prigmore" Senior Golf Classic is scheduled for May 27, 1999. Details are at the Carthage Municipal Golf Course.

Did Ya Know?. . .Storytimes for Chautauqua week will be presented at 4 p.m. on Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Fri., June 1-4 for children seven to twelve years old at the Carthage Public Library. Call the YPL desk for more information on events.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Kiwanis Kiddieland in the Municipal Park will be open by late May on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-6 p.m. For more information call 358-9472.

today's laugh

Do you prefer an English saddle or a Western?

What's the difference?

The Western saddle has a horn.

I don't think I'll need the horn. I don't intend to ride in heavy traffic.

You know, they are so smart in Paris that even the little kids speak French!

How much money do you have on you tonight?

Well, between ninety-eight and a hundred dollars.

That's a lot of money.

Not such a lot - only two dollars.

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Likely to be a Short Berry Season.

Local berry growers say that the strawberry season will likely be a short one this year, for the reason that the berries have been set back by the late spring and will ripen very rapidly when they once begin. If this state of affairs prevails there will probably be low prices and many strawberries canned and preserved, for there is an unusually large crop of the luscious fruit.

 

Chas. Boss is here with his wife for a visit with his father, John W. Boss, of near Alba.

Eighteen or twenty years ago young Mr. Boss learned the machinist's trade in the Carthage foundry, then superintended by T. N. Davey, but for twelve or fifteen years past he has been in charge of the round house of the Frisco and Santa Fe railroads at Paris, Texas.

  Today's Feature

City Electric Discount Questioned.

The current practice of CW&EP allowing a 30% discount for electricity provided for City uses was discussed during the regular CW&EP Board meeting last Thursday afternoon in City Hall.

In 1993 an agreement was reached between CW&E and the City to provide City lighting at a reduced rate.According to Board member Bill Putnam, the State Public Service Commission has ruled that privately owned utilities could not offer such discounts to Cities.

"If that is the case, and the Council intended us to be competitive with other private suppliers, then we should not be giving that 30% discount," Putnam said.

He pointed out that the City would be required to pay an additional $92,000 a year to CW&EP if the discount was eliminated. As he was pushing toward that goal Mayor Kenneth Johnson, who was in attendance, quietly reminded the Board that they could just "give" the power to the city. After a few seconds of dead silence, the board suggested that the matter be taken up with the City Attorney for further investigation.

 


 

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I have no doubt that the ordinance passed by the County to regulate "Juice Bars" is favored by a good number of the populace.

The main problem I have with it is the imposin’ of unrealistic regulations in an attempt to eliminate the perceived problem. A typical drug testin’ program for law enforcement agencies involves checkin’ 25% of the employees each quarter. This ordinance requires all juice bar employees to be tested monthly. The cost of this alone would drive ‘bout any small business out of the County.

Most likely the result will please many, but other business owners have got to be gettin’ a little nervous. This ordinance won’t cost many votes, but it should make the business community a little paranoid.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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The Super Handyman

Dear Kelly: My garage isn't much of a workshop, but I have collected quite a few tools and have come up with some pretty clever ways to store them. I have found one of the handiest storage places is on the door going out the side of the garage.

I hung a vinyl shoe bag over the door, the kind with rows of pockets to hold your shoes in. Well, you can put lots and lots of tools and things into all those little pockets. As long as you are not putting lots of heavy things in, you can fill up each pocket. I use them for small paint cans, hand tools, small garden tools, instruction manuals and other things. Plus, a shoe bag costs a lot less than a fancy storage bin.

Q: Our home is not built on a slab, and so some floors seem to have some bounce to them. Is this bad? Is there anything I can or should do to get rid of the bounce?

A: If you have enough of a crawl space to get under the house, you can install "bridging" support between the floor joists.

It can be in the form of 2-inch-thick members nailed at right angles to the joists or metal bridging units that are screwed in place.

You would place the pieces about 7 feet apart.

Bridging would give the floor more rigidity.

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